Caspar Hauser: The Inertia of the Heart (20th Century Classics) [Mass Market Paperback]

Jakob Wassermann (Author), Michael Hulse (Translator, Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1995 | Series: 20th Century Classics

Retells a story of historical fact. The story concerns a youth who appeared out of nowhere in Nuremberg one day in 1828, unable to speak, able only to write his name, and who proved to have been kept in close confinement from very early childhood.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Classics (January 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140181954
• ISBN-13: 978-0140181951
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,885,091 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Real facts presented in a fictional form., November 28, 1999

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"littlenell8" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Caspar Hauser (Paperback)

Caspar Hauser, [or Kaspar - the Germans prefer to use the K] was a sort of 'Anastasia' of the 19th century. A mystery of a boy who came from nowhere, and who only lived for 5 years. This book tells his sad tale in fictional form, but readers will get a strong idea of the case from this book, which offers the facts in an easily understood form, in much the same way that Hans Nogly's novel about Anastasia contains the essential truths of her story.

Well worth a re-print please!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Touching - a true life tragedy!, July 9, 2000

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Sean Kennedy (Burbank, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Caspar Hauser: The Inertia of the Heart (20th Century Classics) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book was amazing! At first, it took a little getting used to the writing style - it was written in 1908 - but it was a great book. Kaspar's (German's prefer it spelled with a K) story is true, and very sad, and I think the author does an incredible job of putting the reader into Kaspar's head and transfering his emotions. If ever a book needing to be reprinted, this is it!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good author, July 20, 2008

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My wife has every single book that Wasserman published. While most were written before either of us were born, the books have "timeless insight". We even have a few first editions.....